The Yankees and Gardner agreed to a new one-year, $7.5 million contract on Wednesday, with the club declining the veteran outfielder’s $12.5 million option for 2019.

A $2 million buyout was tied to the 2019 option decline on Gardner's expiring four-year, $52 million deal.

Gardner, 35, is coming off a rough offensive year – especially in the second half – but his high-end defense has made him a repeat finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award among AL left fielders.

“My body feels great. I feel healthy. I would love to be back,’’ Gardner said after the Yankees’ season ended with a four-game loss to the eventual world champion Red Sox in the AL Division Series. “We'll sit down and figure that out at the right time."

The New York Yankees have come to terms with OF Brett Gardner on a one-year contract for 2019.

The outfield remains a crowded spot at Yankee Stadium, with Aaron Judge in right field, switch-hitting Aaron Hicks in center, and Giancarlo Stanton moving between designated hitter and the corner outfield spots.

With two years remaining on his contract, Jacoby Ellsbury - coming off a lost season that resulted in hip surgery - is expected to be ready for spring training. The same goes for Clint Frazier, who was plagued by post-concussion symptoms in 2018.

And there’s a question of whether the Yankees would pursue star outfielder Bryce Harper in free agency.

Yankees free agent Andrew McCutchen, who excelled in the leadoff spot and impacted Gardner’s playing time after being traded from San Francisco, appears likelier to sign elsewhere.

A third-round draft pick by the Yanks in 2005, Gardner slashed .236/.322/.368 this past season, with 12 homers, 20 doubles, seven triples, 45 RBI and 16 stolen bases (18 attempts) in 140 games. He struck out in 107 of his 530 at-bats.

Gardner’s value as a respected clubhouse leader – on par with fellow free agent CC Sabathia’s status – is on one of those immeasurable factors that has contributed to a young club’s rise since 2017.

“This is a really good team in here (and) it's going to be a good team next year,’’ Gardner said after the Yanks’ elimination in ALDS Game 4. “I'm sure that there'll be a lot of meaningful games between the Red Sox and Yankees next year down the stretch.

“We've just got to find a way to get a little better. I think that we will."